There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

A huge, pure white magic circle was carved on the ground, and strands of moonlight shone on it, giving it a serene glow.

"Wait, moonlight?"

Lu Qing looked up and saw a huge rotating device moving continuously on the ceiling above the basement.

The device looks like a magnified stone telescope, with countless runes carved on it emitting a faint light. Under the operation of these runes, the telescope's aperture accurately follows the movement of the full moon in the sky.

The device amplified the moonlight countless times, illuminating the entire basement as if it were daytime.

"Boom boom..."

Heavy footsteps sounded behind her. Lu Qing turned around and saw the Demon King she had seen a few days ago striding towards her.

He was wearing heavy black metal armor, with many incomprehensible dark gray runes engraved on it, and a black and gold helmet completely covered his face.

"This is the Demon King..."

Feeling the oppressive aura unintentionally emanating from the other party, Lu Qing swallowed hard.

The Demon King walked up to Lu Qing, his gaze seemingly fixed on her from beneath his armor, and said, "You only need to do one thing now: go to the very center of the magic circle and stand still."

A cold voice came from the other person's cold helmet, as if even the air itself had turned chilly.

Lu Qing had no intention of fighting the Demon King right now, so she obediently stood in the very center of the magic circle as he had instructed.

Here, a giant moon projection is being projected down from the ceiling. Standing in the middle of the moon projection, Lu Qing felt as if her body was being immersed in some kind of wondrous element.

After Lu Qing stood still, the Demon King silently placed his hand on the wall beside him. The next moment, accompanied by a loud "boom," the device on the ceiling and the magic circle in the basement released a large amount of light.

Lu Qing was blinded by the sudden light and could only close her eyes helplessly.

The Demon King stood by the wall in the distance, his eyes beneath his helmet piercing through layers of light as he gazed at Lu Qing in the center of the magic circle.

"It's finally about to begin," the Demon King said in a low voice.

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Chapter 101: The Raging Winds and the Demonic Dragon

The entire basement was filled with these two kinds of light. Lu Qing's vision was obscured by the light, and a strange feeling appeared in her body.

Something was connected to her, deep within her blood!

"Is this the magic array that transforms bloodlines?" Lu Qing wondered to herself.

As the light slowly faded, Lu Qing opened her eyes again and found that a pale white moonlight barrier had trapped her in the center of the magic circle, which was the area where the moon's projection was located.

On the other side, the Demon King stood at the edge of the wall, his face hidden by armor, making it impossible for Lu Qing to tell what he was thinking.

After carefully glancing at the other party and seeing that the Demon King had no reaction, Lu Qing began to walk around freely within the barrier.

A finger gently tapped the barrier, and ripples spread outward from the point of contact. The size of the ripples changed depending on the pressure applied.

Lu Qing tapped the ripples back and forth several times with her finger, watching them gradually spread and disappear as they interfered with each other, as if she had found something fun and kept tapping them.

However, after playing for a while, Lu Qing remembered that there was someone next to her. She glanced at the Demon King and immediately felt a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed," Lu Qing thought to herself as she looked away.

That's true, but you'll still feel awkward when the time comes.

Stopping her frantic poking at the barrier, Lu Qing looked up at the moon in the sky.

The bright white moon hung in the sky, and perhaps because it was a full moon, its light was much brighter than usual, even obscuring the light of the countless stars.

Suddenly, a sound came from the notice board. Lu Qing looked over with her senses and found that the notice board, which had not changed for a long time, finally made a sound.

[Lola's figure was in the center of the magic circle, the power of magic was stripping her of her bloodline. Ella, who had rushed over for her sister's safety, saw this scene and was immediately filled with rage. She stormed in and engaged in a life-or-death battle with the Demon King. During this time, the wind spirit took advantage of the battle to quietly break through the barrier and arrive in front of Lola...]

[Lyrics (Dialogue with the Wind Sprite): Wind sprite, my sister needs help.........]

Dance: None

[Performance Ratio: 72]

[Cheers Value: 91]

"Are we about to begin?"

Lu Qing's heart tightened. She looked at the performance score of only seventy-something and a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes.

Lu Qing, no, Laura looked at the barrier beside her with some confusion. The Demon King's gaze in the distance made her feel uneasy and she couldn't help but feel afraid.

She huddled at the very edge of the barrier, trying to keep her distance from the Demon King.

At that very moment, a very intense elemental fluctuation appeared, and the Demon King turned his head sharply the instant he sensed it.

"boom!"

The locked basement door was blasted open in an instant, and a huge wind-attribute sword aura flew out from the broken door, heading straight towards the Demon King.

The Demon King stood still, staring into the distance. His eyes, hidden beneath his helmet, seemed to pierce through the sword energy and smoke, revealing the figure emerging from the mist.

"clang!"

A purple barrier appeared in front of the Demon King. The sword energy collided with the barrier, producing a crisp sound, before dissipating into ordinary gas.

"Finally found you, my lovely sister, and you despicable demon king!"

Ella emerged from the smoke, clad in magnificent green-gold armor. Seven ornate longswords, each with a unique design and exuding a terrifying aura, floated behind her, their powerful pressure bearing down on the Demon King.

"Hahahahaha."

Sensing the unique heroic aura emanating from Ella, the Demon King burst into laughter.

"Since they arrived so quickly, those damned gods must have been anxious after all. What I did was indeed the right thing to do."

"Do you see that, my ancestors? I will lead the demon race to prosperity and glory!"

The laughter stopped, and the Demon King looked at the half-elf before him, his aura rising steadily.

"You've come too early. Your strength is not enough to deal with me," the Demon King said coldly.

Dark magic surged from his body, and the previously dim runes on his armor lit up one by one.

"Roar!"

A terrifying roar, as if from hell, appeared behind the Demon King, and a huge, dark purple claw emerged from it.

A huge claw groped around outside the door, then gradually emerged. A dark purple dragon covered in ferocious scales crawled out from behind the door and obediently lay down beside the Demon King.

[Performance Ratio: 93]

[Cheers Value: 98]

Seeing the terrifying aura emanating from the Demon King and the demonic dragon crawling beside him, the audience below the stage all tensed up.

The opera had been going on for two and a half hours, and it should have been about to end. In fact, it was. With Ella storming into the Demon King's castle, all the audience members wanted to see Ella defeat the Demon King and rescue her sister Laura.

After all, they witnessed the flawless familial bond between Laura and Ella, Ella's helplessness after Laura was captured, and Ella's arduous journey of adventure to save her sister.

And now, this opera is finally coming to its final conclusion.

"Go for it, Ella!" thought the young man sitting in the front row, watching the stage with a nervous expression.

With a wave of her hand, Ella conjured a greatsword of wind spirits in her grasp, saying, "Do you think a mere dragon can stop me?"

"Do not."

The Demon King shook his head, reached into his waistband, and pulled out a blood-red whip covered in countless spikes.

"Snapped!"

The whip sliced ​​through the air and slammed into the ground with a loud thud. The Demon King said in an icy tone, "I will kill you!"

"No one can stop my plan, not even God!"

After the Demon King finished speaking, he jumped onto the top of the Demon Dragon's head and lashed out with his whip at Ella.

Ella didn't move, but just watched the whip lash out. The next moment, a gust of wind surged around her, and a longsword behind her slashed, causing a huge sword aura to collide with the whip.

"call!"

A fierce gust of wind surged from between them, and the battle between the two officially began after this strike. Countless whip and sword shadows intertwined, occasionally accompanied by the roar of a demonic dragon.

Dark purple flames erupted from the dragon's mouth, only to be sliced ​​apart by sword energy. The demon king's whip coiled around Ella, but she nimbly dodged it.

Ella leaped into the air, wielding her greatsword as she slashed at the Demon King. However, the gravity around her suddenly increased, causing her to crash to the ground. Both of them used all their skills, yet neither could gain the upper hand.

Just then, a sudden gust of wind surged above the barrier, and a creature resembling a small tornado appeared before Laura...

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Chapter 102: Your awareness is insufficient!

"what!"

Laura was startled by the sudden appearance of the wind spirit. She had stood up because of Ella's arrival, but she was so frightened that she took a step back and fell to the ground.

“Oh, dear child, don’t be afraid, I am Ella’s friend,” the wind sprite said.

"Do you know my sister?" Laura asked.

"That's right!"

As soon as the wind spirit finished speaking, the demon king and Ella outside the barrier clashed once again. The terrifying shockwaves had already shattered the magic array on the ground, but for some reason, the moon projection on Lu Qing's body was not affected at all.

Perhaps it's because this magic circle is only effective at the beginning.

Lu Qing could feel something deep within her bloodline being slowly stripped away. The moon projection beneath her feet was getting smaller and smaller, and it was likely that once it shrank to a certain extent, her bloodline would be detached from her body.

No, to be precise, this bloodline belongs to Laura, not her.

Sensing the elemental fluctuations behind him, the wind spirit's expression tightened. He looked at Lu Qing with some urgency and said, "There's no time to explain. I need to activate the bloodline within you now. Only in this way can Ella defeat the Demon King!"

"Hey hey!?"

Laura was completely caught off guard by what the wind spirit was saying. When she finally came to her senses, she found that the wind spirit had transformed into a whirlwind and was swirling around her. After a while, a drowsy feeling crept over her, and she eventually fell into a deep sleep.

Actually, Lu Qing really wanted to complain, which was how the Wind Spirit came to the conclusion that only she, upon awakening, could defeat the Demon King. But there was nothing she could do; after all, this was Shanara's script, and in any case, no one in the audience probably cared about such things.

As for the rest, before she could finish thinking about it, she was already knocked unconscious by the wind spirit.

Just as Lu Qing was knocked unconscious by the wind spirit, the entire magic circle suddenly stopped operating. This was because the magic circle was stripping away the bloodline, and it stopped functioning after the wind spirit entered Laura's body.

The reason is that the wind spirit activated the bloodline within Laura's body, and the awakened bloodline directly severed the magic circle's stripping.

"Damn wind spirit, how dare you!?"